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| | Free fall in Indonesia - Jan. 22, 1998 |
 | | NEW YORK (CNNfn) - The Indonesian rupiah plunged to record lows Thursday but that may be the least of the worries of the country's citizens, who are staring at the face of massive layoffs in a country that seems to keep falling down. |
 | | The rupiah stood at 12,000/12,500 to the U.S. dollar in Asian trading Thursday, but had lost even more value during the day and, at one point, was at 15,000 to the dollar.. |
 | | "This is expected to increase this year because at least one million people will lose their jobs in the wake of the crisis." Even that figure may be low, according to Indonesian labor union officials, who estimate the number could rise as high as 10 million. |
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